berjalan

Indonesian

Etymology

From ber- +‎ jalan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bərˈdʒa.lan/

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• Hyphenation: bêr‧ja‧lan
• Rhymes: -lan, -an

Verb

bêrjalan

1. (intransitive) to walk
   1. to move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times

      Synonym: berjalan kaki

   2. to travel (a distance) by walking
2. (intransitive) to take place (to happen or to occur)

   Synonym: berlangsung

Conjugation

Conjugation of jalan (ber-, meng-, intransitive)

root	jalan
	active	passive		basic imperative	emphatic jussive
		reflective1	ordinary
	ordinary
nominative	berjalan	–	–	jalan	jalanlah, berjalanlah
accusative / dative / locative	menjalani	terjalani	dijalani	jalani	jalanilah
perfective causative / applicative2	menjalankan	terjalankan	dijalankan	jalankan	jalankanlah
	causative
nominative	memperjalan	teperjalan	diperjalan	perjalan	perjalanlah
accusative / dative / locative	memperjalani	teperjalani	diperjalani	perjalani	perjalanilah
perfective causative / applicative2	memperjalankan	teperjalankan	diperjalanlan	perjalankan	perjalankanlah

¹ There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
² The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Adjective

berjalan

1. in effect (operate or functioning; in force; in play)

   Synonym: berlaku

2. running (of a company, organization, association, etc.)

Derived terms

Compound terms

• berjalan di atas rel
• berjalan kaki
• berjalan mencakah
• berjalan mengempar
• berjalan pincang

Further reading

• “berjalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

ber- +‎ jalan.

Verb

bĕrjalan (Jawi spelling برجالن)

1. to walk